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woorali

American

[woo-rah-lee] / wʊˈrɑ li /

noun

curare.

woorali British

/ wʊˈrɑːlɪ /

noun

a less common name for curare

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Etymology

Origin of woorali

C18: from the native S American name

Example Sentences

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The man has been murdered—done to death by that devil’s drug woorali, if I am not mistaken.

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Woorali, my friend; and enough in it to kill an army.

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I’ve got you and I’ve got the woorali.

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Be sure I looked, Doctor, the instant I suspected that woorali had been used.

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It was woorali, and the reason why there was no trace of a weapon was because the blessed thing melted.

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